Kenny Chesney

Country Music Artists Feature Heavily in Billboard Touring Awards Finalists

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Country Music Artists Feature Heavily in Billboard Touring Awards Finalists
Country music tours are big business. The three finalists in the Billboard Touring Awards ‘Top Package’ category all represent the genre. Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw‘s Brothers of the Sun Tour, Jason Aldean‘s My Kinda Party Tour, and Taylor Swift‘s Speak Now Tour all made the final based on numbers reported to Boxscore from October Read More

Concert Review: CMA Songwriters Series – Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN – Oct 31, 2012

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Concert Review: CMA Songwriters Series – Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN – Oct 31, 2012
It has become a tradition. The night before the CMA Awards, Nashville turns the spotlight on some of its most successful songwriters. Last night, host Bob DiPiero brought with him Brett James, Kristian Bush and Brantley Gilbert for an entertaining evening at Marathon Music Works. Writers rounds are a combination of songs in their natural Read More

CMA Announces Winners of 2012 SRO Awards Honoring the Touring Industry

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CMA Announces Winners of 2012 SRO Awards Honoring the Touring Industry
The Country Music Association resurrected the SRO Awards, which stands or ‘Standing Room Only,’ to honor those wonderful people who make it possible for our favorite artists to hit the road. With the biggest tour of the year, Kenny Chesney‘s crew picked up the most awards. Both his tour manager, David Farmer, and production manager, Read More

Eric Church, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney and The Band Perry Added to CMA Awards Line-up

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Eric Church, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney and The Band Perry Added to CMA Awards Line-up
As the person who garnered the most CMA Awards nominations this year, it’s only fitting that Eric Church was added to the line-up of performers for the November 1 award show. Also newly announced are the show’s co-host three-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Carrie Underwood, four-time Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney, and Read More

Blake Shelton’s ‘Over’ Tops Mediabase Country Singles Chart

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Blake Shelton’s ‘Over’ Tops Mediabase Country Singles Chart
With a jump from #4, Blake Shelton‘s ‘Over’ becomes his latest #1 hit on the Mediabase Country Singles Chart. Love and Theft‘s ‘Angel Eyes’ goes to #2, and Little Big Town‘s ‘Pontoon’ moves to #3. Gaining two spots, Josh Turner‘s ‘Time Is Love’ goes to #4, and sadly missing out on the #1 spot, Gloriana‘s Read More

Love and Theft’s ‘Angel Eyes’ Claims the Mediabase Chart #1

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Love and Theft’s ‘Angel Eyes’ Claims the Mediabase Chart #1
It was a long, steady climb to the top but this week, Love and Theft‘s ‘Angel Eyes’ reaches #1 on the Mediabase Country Singles Chart. Huge congratulations to the duo’s Eric Gunderson and his co-writers Eric Paslay and Jeff Coplan! Gloriana moves back up to #2 with ‘(Kissed You) Good Night,’ and Kenny Chesney‘s ‘Come Read More

Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw’s Brothers of the Sun Tour Hits New Jersey: in pictures

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw’s Brothers of the Sun Tour Hits New Jersey: in pictures
I don’t think I have ever seen Tim McGraw look happier than in the pictures from this summer’s Brothers of the Sun Tour. His road trip with Kenny Chesney, which also features Jake Owen and Grace Potter, was not only highly successful but has clearly been doing him a lot of good. The tour stopped Read More

Kenny Chesney’s Summer Hit ‘Come Over’ Becomes Two-week Billboard #1

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Kenny Chesney’s Summer Hit ‘Come Over’ Becomes Two-week Billboard #1
The king of the summer hits, Kenny Chesney, secures himself a two-week #1 with ‘Come Over’ still topping the Billboard Country Singles Chart. Love and Theft (#2) and Gloriana (#3) switch places, and Little Big Town makes a big stride forward and takes ‘Pontoon’ from #9 to #5. Jana Kramer enters at #9 with ‘Why Read More